Nesting hassock



May 30, 1950 G. L. RElcHHl-:LM

NESTING HAssOCK 2 sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov 1;;I 1949 @Megs INVENTOR. Golmg @I6/Ulft,"

Patented May 30, 195,9

George L. Reichhelm," New York, Y., assigner y, New IYork, N. Y., a coto Hassock Compan partnership Application November 12, 1949, Serial No. 126,743 Claims. (Cl. 155-169) This invention relates to hassocks and particularly to hassocks. made of a casing of stili' cardboard, ber, wood or any other suitable material, having a cushion within the upper portion of the casing.

Heretofore hassocks were made either of a bag of textile or other material which was stuffed with excelsior, wool, straw or the like to the formation of a block or of a casing which is completely closed at its top and bottom.

With the arrival of television receiver sets in many homes a desire for a great number of comfortable seating facilities has been created which do not require much space, however, when not used, particularly in smaller apartment units.

It is, therefore, the primary object of this invention to provide generally a construction of a hassock which lends itself to nesting with other hassocks.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a plurality of hassocks which are so constructed so that when desired they may beall nested within and completely covered and-'iconcealed by one hassock of the set and then said one hassock used as an ordinary hassoclr, but

which upon occasion may be un-nested to provide a set of hassocks.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a set of hassocks which may nest one within another and all of them within an outer one of the set, and each of which has the form of a shell whereby the nesting and unnesting thereof is accomplished by merely telescoping one hassock upon another or untelescop ing it therefrom.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a set of hassocks which, because of nesting properties, may be used as one, two, three or more hassocks, any one of whichwhen not in use, being covered and concealed by another and each of which is formed so that it has a nished esthetic appearance suitable for ordinary use in a home.

Figure 1 is :an exploded perspective front view of a setof hassocks;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the set, partly Fig. 5 is a similar sectional plan vlew- 0f the set having hassocks of square cross section;

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective front view, of another embodiment of the set of hassocks;

Fig. 7 is an elevational i'liew, partly in section, of the set shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the outer hassock shown in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation of a portion ci the inner hassocks of the set of hassocks shown in Fig. 2 and of all lhassocks shown in Fig. 7.

Referring now to the drawing and particularly to the embodiment shown in Figs. l to 5, the set comprises by example four hassocks which may be of circular cross section, as shown :in Fig. 4, of square cross section, as shown `in Fig. 5, or of any suitable other` cross section, as also of any polygonal cross section.

lt is a further object of the present invention to provide a, hassock constructed so that its external appearance may have esthetic properties and therefore be suitable for regular continuous use in a modern home, and which may have I The set I shown in Figs. 2 and 3 has: an outer hassock formed of a casing 2 of corrugated or heavy cardboard, fibre, wood or any other suitable material with an open top on which a. cover 3 is` provided. Additional hassocks each formed of a casing 4, 5 and 5, respectively, which is of slightly smaller diameter and length than the adjacent surroundng one, are inserted in telescoping manner into said outer casing 2. According to the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the casings 4, 5 and E areA inserted into the outer casing 2 with the opening at the top, while the arrangement shown inFig. 3 shows the opening of each of the casings 4, 5 and 6 at the bottom. It is of number of hassocks than three, as given by example only, may be provided.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 6V the outer hassock is constructed of a casing 2' which has its opening at the bottom and the upholstering is formed by the base of'the casing 2'. The other casings t', 5', and E are of equal construction posed in similarrmanner, namely with their open-` ing at the bottom. Howeveigin this embodiment the inner casings 425 and Bmay be arranged in a manner as shown'in -Fig. 2 in the rst embodiment or some with their opening at the top and. others at their bottom.

Referring now to Fig. 8, the preferred construction of the outer hassock, as used in the ilrst embodiment shown in Figs. l to 5, is disclosed in detail.

Theouter hassock 1 comprises a body 8 of cir'- oular or polygonal cross section which is preferably of specially treated cardboard or of any other suitable material and the latter is equipped at its outside with acover 9 with leather, leather imitation material, textile or the like which is turned over the upper and lower edges of the body and extends along the-inner face of the body 8. A plate I is provided at the bottom of the body 8 pressing the turned over portion of the leather cover 9 to the inner face of the body 8 and being secured to the latter by means of preferably three or more angle irons II, one leg of which is fastened to plate I0 and the other leg of which is fastened to the body 8 by nails I2 or other suitable means.

The upper end of the body 8 is equipped with a pressure fitting ring I3 which retains the turned over cover 9 on the upper portion of the inner face of the body 8. Upon inserting the inner hassocks into the'oute hassock, as indicated schematically in Figs. 2 and 3, a cover 3 is positioned on the open, side of the body 8. This cover 3 may comprise a board I4 of Wood or other suitable material which is upholstered at its top and covered with the same leather or other material used for covering the body 8. While the board -I4 is of an outer diameter which is equal to that ci. the body 8, a second board I5 of a diameter which is equivalent to the inner opening of the body 8 and which is also covered with leather or other material is secured to the board Ill.y Thus the boards I4 and I5 form one single unit which fits into the opening of the body 8. This unit may be easily removed from or positioned on the body 8, if the inner hassocks are to be removed from or telescoped into the body 8.

The inner hassocks of the iirst embodiment and the outer and inner hassocks of the second embodiment may be formed with one base only, while the other end remains open. The preferred construction of those hassocks comprises a body 8' which is by example of cylindrical shape and equipped with a cover 9 of leather or other suitable material the upper and lower ends of which are again turned over. to the inner face of the body 8. A pressure ring I3' retains the turned over portion of the leather cover 9' at the bottom of the inside face of the body 8. A second pressure ring I6 is provided on the top portion of the inside face of the body 8' which ring I6 retains the upper turned over portion of the leather cover 8 at the inside face of the body 8'. A board I4 which is upholstered at its top or likewise equipped with a leather cover and preferably at least three angle irons II fasten the board I 4 to the body 8 by means of nails I2' or other suitable fastening means.

As indicated in Fig. 7 a plurality of hassocks may be nested and if not all but some of the available hassocks are to be used the unused hassocks may remain in the nested position in the outer hassock or in any other hassock of larger size than those not used.

The nesting with the open end of the inner hassocks at the top, as shown in Fig. 2, is to be preferred because the smallest hassocks provide storage space for different articles, which, howaeoaeas ever, must be removed,if the hassocksare in use.

While-Ihave disclosed two different embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that these embodiments are given by example only and not in any limiting sense, the

scope of the invention being determined by the vided with an upholstered clure on one end ofy the shell.

2. A set of hassocks comprising a plurality of hollow shells of rigid material and of diminishing cross section, removably nested one within another and each of said hollow shells being provided with an upholstered closure on one end of the shell, the outermost shell being disposed with the upholstered closure on its top, and the other shells nested in said outermost shell having the upholstered closure at the bottom in order tol provide storage space in the innermost shell, when the shells are in nested position.

3. A set of hassockscomprising a plurality of hollow shells of rigid material and of diminishing cross section, removably nested one within another, each of said shells being provided with an upholstered closure on one end thereof, the upholstered closure for the outermost shell removably engaging the edge of the said end, and the outermost shell having a closure secured to the shell at the opposite end.

4. A set of hassocks comprising a plurality of hollow shells of rigid material and of diminishing cross section, removably nested one within another, each of said shells being provided with an upholstered closure on one end thereof, the upholstered closure for the outermost shell removably engaging the edge of the said end, and the outermost. shell having a closure secured to the shell at the opposite end, the said shells nesting in the outermost shell being disposed with the upholstered closure on top.

5. A set of hassocks comprising a plurality of hollow shells of rigid material and of diminishing cross section, removably nested one within another, each of said shells being provided with an upholstered closure on one end thereofpthe upholstered. closure for the outermost shell removably engaging the edge of the said end, and the outermost shell having a closure secured to the shell at the opposite end, the said shells nesting in the outermost shell being disposed with the upholstered closure at the bottom, in order to provide storage space in the innermost shell when the shells are in nested position.

- GEORGE L. REICHHELM.

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